Why was indentured servitude introduced in the colonies? A. Local laborers were unreliable. B. It was a cost-effective way of hiring labor to work on large plantations. C. Indentured servants were highly skilled in cultivating cash crops such as tobacco. D. The colonists wanted to display the power of their wealth and status.

B. It was a cost-effective way of hiring labor to work on large plantations.

Explanation:

Basically, the new settlers had lots of land, more land then they could even handle. They didn't really have lots of money to pay for labor and they really just needed price- adjusted labor, because nobody was there to work on it.

20000 pounds

Explanation:

Generally 1 gallon of fuel burnt gives of 20 pounds of CO₂

Difference in the gallons of fuel burnt

The 20 mpg car burns 1000 gallons of fuel more than the 30 mpg car

The amount of CO₂ would be

The fewer pounds that the 30 mpg car would release is 20000 pounds